Maldives national badminton team explained

Maldives
Association:Badminton Association of Maldives (BaMDV)
Confederation:BA (Asia)
President:Moosa Nashid
Rank:58 8
Date:2 January 2024
Max Rank:35
Max Date:4 October 2018
Regional2 Name:Asian Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:2
Regional2 Cup First:2016
Regional2 Cup Best:Group stage
Regional3 Name:Asian Men's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:2
Regional3 Cup First:2016
Regional3 Cup Best:Group stage

The Maldives national badminton team (Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެނަތިޮނަލ ބަދމިނތޮނ ތެަމ) represents Maldives in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Maldives have participated twice in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Both teams were eliminated in the group stages.

The Maldives made its badminton Olympic debut in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed received a wild card entry in men's singles.

Participation in Badminton Asia competitions

Men's team
Year Result
Group stage
Group stage
Women's team
Year Result
Group stage
Group stage

Participation in Indian Ocean Island Games

The Maldives national team participated in the Indian Ocean Island Games. The men's team were runners-up in 2015 and 2019 when they lost the final tie to Mauritius. The women's team were semifinalists in both editions.Men's team

!Year!Result
2015 Runner-up

Women's team

!Year!Result
2015 Semi-finalists

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Hussein Zayan Shaheed30 May 199322619698
Thoif Ahmed Mohamed26 February 19961190196-
Ahmed Nibal10 June 2002342128211
Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed15 February 1990440128740

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq13 June 199916489211
Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq13 June 19991088998
Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail1 June 1999716186740
Aishath Afnaan Rasheed1 March 1992822186-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badminton Asia Official Report 2015 . Badminton Asia . 18 November 2019 . 76 .